A local girl is surfing the Internet on her grandmother's computer when it suddenly freezes and she receives an authentic-looking message telling her to pay a fine to unlock it.

A local girl is surfing the Internet on her grandmother's computer when it suddenly freezes and she receives an authentic-looking message telling her to pay a fine to unlock it.

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Updated: 7:04 AM EDT Jul 18, 2013

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WEBVTT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE COULD BEWATCHING YOU RIGHT NOW THROUGHYOUR COMPUTER, IN A SCAM THAT'SPLAYING OUT ALL OVER THECOUNTRY.IT HAPPENED TO 111-YEAR-OLD.THANK YOU FOR JOINING UNDERTHE CIRCUMSTANCES.IT'S CALLED RANSOM WEAR.A VIRUS THAT CAN HOLD YOURCOMPUTER HOSTAGE UNTIL YOU PAY AHOSTAGE.IT SHOWS PROOF IT'S WATCHINGYOU.WE HAVE MORE ON THE FRIGHTENINGSCAM.PERHAPS THE MOST FRIGHTENINGTHING ABOUT THE VIRUS, THE SCAM,IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHINGWRONG TO BECOME A VICTIM.ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ONAN E-MAIL LINK, VISIT AN INFECTINFECTED WEB SITE AND THE SCAMERS GET CONTROL.LIKE MOST 11-YEAR-OLDS, YOU CANFIND HER PLAYING GAME.I HEARD HER SAY I'M STUCK,GRANDMA.I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY E-MAIL.I GOT MAD.I WANTED TO WHERE SHE WENT.I WASN'T UNDERSTANDING WHYSOMETHING POPPED UP WITH ASTRICT WARNING.IT LOOKED AUTHENTICITY.LIKE A FEDERAL WARNING.IT SAYS THE COMPUTER IS LOCKEDFOR VIOLATING THE LAW.IT REFERENCES PORNOGRAPHY,STOLEN MUSIC, COPY RIGHTSVIOLATIONS.SHE WAS SCREAMING SAYING I'MSORRY.I'M SORRY.THE ADULTING CAME IN FOR ALOOK.THE WARNING DEMANDED A $300HUNDRED FINE.I'M LIKE THIS ISN'T LEGIT.IF WE WAS DOING PORN, THE POLICEWOULD HAVE BEEN KNOCKING ON OURDOOR.THE POLICE DID, BUT ONLYBECAUSE BARBARA CALLED.THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEVER LOCKYOUR COMPUTER AND DEMAND A FINE.EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT LEGIT, IT'STERRIFYING.HERE'S WHY.PART OF THE FEDERAL WARNING IS APHOTOGRAPH.IT'S OF THE GIRL SITTING AT THELAPTOP.IT WAS TAKEN FROM THE LAPTOP'SWEBCAM.FROM THEM TO BE ABLE TO TRACEYOU AND TRACK YOU DOWN ISFRIGHTENING.FOR ALL I KNOW, SOMEONE ISWATCHING US.WHAT CAN YOU DO?THERE'S NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO.TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL ANDGET THE VIRUS REMOVED.WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING YOURWEBCAM, TAKE BLACK TAPE AND PUT